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ALTHOUGH the number of Panathenaic amphorae which is scattered through the various public and private collections both here and abroad is by no means small, only a very limited series of them is provided with the name of the archon eponymos in addition to the regular athletic formula, and consequently every new amphora found bearing such a name possesses interest in addition to its own intrinsic value. So far as I know, the amphora here published for the first time is not merely the only such complete specimen in this country to-day, but is also as fine as any in Europe, if not the finest. example of its class. The amphora was acquired by me in 1899, and was found in a tomb in the vicinity of Naples. Except for the fact that the rim has been entirely broken off and reglued, the vase is intact and in splendid condition. Here and there the white paint has suffered slight abrasions, regrettably so in the face of the figure of Olympias on the reverse. Otherwise there are no defects of any kind. The vase is 80 cm. in height and is one of the tallest examples of its kind. (PLATE XVI, 1, 2.) Like all other Panathenaic amphorae, it bears on the obverse the figure of the Athena Promachos, a

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Author

Joseph Clark Hoppin

Published

1906

Field

Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)